Comments on: “Moving” a Homeschooled Kinesthetic Learner http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/2008/09/28/moving-a-homeschooled-kinesthetic-learner/ Christian mom encouraging and supporting homeschoolers. Sun, 02 May 2010 02:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Denese http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/2008/09/28/moving-a-homeschooled-kinesthetic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Denese Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:28:42 +0000 http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/?p=406#comment-359 My daughter was like that when she was small, not so much anymore but some part of her is always moving! Going on a walk or hike first thing in the morning helps a lot. And no artificial colors, that makes it worse. Great ideas here. :) Stumbled it! My daughter was like that when she was small, not so much anymore but some part of her is always moving! Going on a walk or hike first thing in the morning helps a lot. And no artificial colors, that makes it worse.

Great ideas here. :)
Stumbled it!

]]> By: Julie Moses http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/2008/09/28/moving-a-homeschooled-kinesthetic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Julie Moses Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:13:37 +0000 http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/?p=406#comment-185 These are great suggestions. Activities that cross the midlines of the body really help as well,like touching the right finger to the left toe and vice versa. Crossing the midline helps to re-engage both sides of the brain. Thought processing can sometimes stall in one hemisphere or the other so "waking" brain in this way and combining it with these movement breaks can have a really positive effect. Making very wide horizontal figure eights in the air is good too. With younger ones we start by pretending there are bees on our index fingers and then make buzzy bee eights. Other activities that are weightbearing help to engage the proprioceptive senses and can have a calming effect. Push ups or wall push ups are good. With younger ones I pretend to be afraid that the wall is falling down and that they must push with all their might to push it back up. Sorry for the lengthy commentary. I love what you are doing with this site. Keep it up! God Bless, Julie Moses These are great suggestions. Activities that cross the midlines of the body really help as well,like touching the right finger to the left toe and vice versa. Crossing the midline helps to re-engage both sides of the brain. Thought processing can sometimes stall in one hemisphere or the other so “waking” brain in this way and combining it with these movement breaks can have a really positive effect. Making very wide horizontal figure eights in the air is good too. With younger ones we start by pretending there are bees on our index fingers and then make buzzy bee eights.
Other activities that are weightbearing help to engage the proprioceptive senses and can have a calming effect. Push ups or wall push ups are good. With younger ones I pretend to be afraid that the wall is falling down and that they must push with all their might to push it back up.
Sorry for the lengthy commentary. I love what you are doing with this site. Keep it up!

God Bless,
Julie Moses

]]> By: Rose http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/2008/09/28/moving-a-homeschooled-kinesthetic-learner/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Rose Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:40:46 +0000 http://homeschoolingcoach.com/blog/?p=406#comment-164 Wow! You're amazing! I love all these ideas and plan to use them like TOMORROW! lol No seriously, I'm taking notes!!! One thing I have noticed with my son is with every subject change he has to go to the rest room. I let him do some of his work standing up and while I read, he'll sit w/ his toys. Even though, it's just him & I, our homeschool time is very structured and when he is focused, he understands how fast it goes by. Although, I always try to make it more fun by letting him do things he really loves like "Show n Tell"... he can talk forever about Star Wars which you already know. =P It is very challenging, but I love our time together. Praise the Lord for your blog HSC! You are my 3rd hero! First being Jesus Second being my husband, of course! =) Hugs, Rose Wow! You’re amazing! I love all these ideas and plan to use them like TOMORROW! lol No seriously, I’m taking notes!!!

One thing I have noticed with my son is with every subject change he has to go to the rest room. I let him do some of his work standing up and while I read, he’ll sit w/ his toys. Even though, it’s just him & I, our homeschool time is very structured and when he is focused, he understands how fast it goes by. Although, I always try to make it more fun by letting him do things he really loves like “Show n Tell”… he can talk forever about Star Wars which you already know. =P

It is very challenging, but I love our time together.

Praise the Lord for your blog HSC!
You are my 3rd hero!
First being Jesus
Second being my husband, of course! =)

Hugs, Rose

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